tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513726410126955599.post4004376581280403733..comments2023-10-29T04:49:36.513-04:00Comments on So Very Very Thankful: Mincing awayVirginiaChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513726410126955599.post-18477626539337162232015-01-01T20:44:04.243-04:002015-01-01T20:44:04.243-04:00Your cakes look delicious GB and I'm sure that...Your cakes look delicious GB and I'm sure that all those lucky folks on the receiving end enjoyed them thoroughly. I don't think my cakes would stick around that long for a marzipan topping.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513726410126955599.post-56732318371848121082014-11-30T18:31:55.040-04:002014-11-30T18:31:55.040-04:00I don't use it Virginia but I, too, still have...I don't use it Virginia but I, too, still have what we used to call a mincer. As for my Christmas cakes I put the marzipan on the first four this morning. I'm going off to the mainland on Tuesday and several have to go with me for presents.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513726410126955599.post-84434637638872382692014-11-28T18:51:52.167-04:002014-11-28T18:51:52.167-04:00I still douse my cake in lots of liquor after it i...I still douse my cake in lots of liquor after it is baked....it is very potent...I myself get drunk with just a small sliver.<br />My friends tell me that I do not drink my liquor that I eat it.<br />I'm still not understanding why you can't bake a cake just for you....is there a law that says you shouldn't that I don't know about?????VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513726410126955599.post-70989134331450097812014-11-27T22:32:03.040-04:002014-11-27T22:32:03.040-04:00wow that is very interesting - I used to bake my c...wow that is very interesting - I used to bake my cake six weeks before christmas and then douse it with rum once a week. You do it the other way round, soak the fruit and then bake the cake at the last minute. I dont bake a cake anymore as nobody eats it except me :(. My mom used to use her grinder to put leftover roast and veggies through, then pop it into a casserole and top with mashed potatoes. We often had it on Mondays after the Sunday roast.....africanaussiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660727599623626163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513726410126955599.post-71795251622615073352014-11-27T19:15:41.437-04:002014-11-27T19:15:41.437-04:00I think every mother had one of those grinders bac...I think every mother had one of those grinders back in the day....they are still being sold.<br />I like grinding my fruit with the old hand operated grinder, somehow the cake just doesn't taste right with fruit minced in a food processor.<br />Remember the guy that used to make the baking pans out of tin, I still have my Mum's set of hand made tin baking pans....they bake the best cakes.<br />The St.Lucian rum sample trio was a very interesting gift, and i saved it just for this purpose.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513726410126955599.post-44772465937723548122014-11-27T17:47:15.933-04:002014-11-27T17:47:15.933-04:00No worries if you don't have falernum, I didn&...No worries if you don't have falernum, I didn't use falernum this year. Whatever liquor you have knocking around is fine.<br />Checked out the falernum recipes....interesting. The ready made falernum we have here is white.<br />Yes, the cake is super powerful.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513726410126955599.post-70018951581202122102014-11-27T12:16:23.925-04:002014-11-27T12:16:23.925-04:00ok seeing that meat grinder brought back some real...ok seeing that meat grinder brought back some really nice memories. I didnt know anyone still had those around. I used to grind the fruits for my mum as a child as well. I think we lost one part or it broke or something like that a few years back and then we had to switch but man I love those thing.<br /><br />I like that three in one rum bottle very interestingJdidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08493622796742761799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4513726410126955599.post-4550156414636564272014-11-26T22:20:57.076-04:002014-11-26T22:20:57.076-04:00That's one powerful cake. I looked up your rec...That's one powerful cake. I looked up your recipe. We don't have falernum here but thee are recipes to make it. It sounds nice as well.Roslynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940119240313980400noreply@blogger.com